Stuart Brown: Why play is vital -- no matter your age

I bet you're wondering why I posted this on the blog. About halfway through Stuart talks about an experiment with rats. If you don't have time to watch the entire video at least take 60 seconds to watch that part. It's yet another reason to play Cashflow.

Play has its biological place just like sleep & dreams do. It is hugely important in learning and crafting the brain. -Stuart Brown




0:00-1:20 – Have we lost ‘play’ in our culture? See a painting of a courtyard in the 15th century and compare.

1:21- 3:28 - Hungry polar bear has its sights on a husky for a meal, what happens when the husky displays play signals?

3:29 – 4:15 - How did Stuart Brown get interested in the field of ‘play’? Is there a correlation between the progressive suppression of developmentally normal play and the behavior of a serial killer?

4:16 – 9:52 - What is play? Some different kinds of play. Is there a practical application for play?

* 9:53 – 15:06 - What does play do for the brain? for survival? Rat example. Brain development with and without play. What is Neotony?

15:07- 18:00 - Play histories-> Examples, Kevin Carroll and Al Gore. How can we benefit from taking a look at out own play history?

18:01 – 22:26 - From play to innovation

22:27 – 26:42 - Brief Q & A.

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